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Re:I launched a Mac utility; now there are 5 clones on the A... by mcphage on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @08:58PM (#45270275)
Clone it yourself 3 or 4 times. Rather than getting 1/6 of the traffic, you’ll get 5/10 of the traffic.
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Re:I launched a Mac utility; now there are 5 clones on the A... by tTarnMhrkm on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @09:11PM (#45270356)
Lol, this is great. Thanks!
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Re:I launched a Mac utility; now there are 5 clones on the A... by mcphage on Thursday September 18, 2025 @10:53AM (#45290453)
It's a goofy idea but I think it's probably the way to go—you've already got the code written, so you can just restyle it a few times for slightly different audiences, and see how it does. Plus, you can experiment in each version with monetization or features to see what sticks.
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Re:I launched a Mac utility; now there are 5 clones on the A... by selcuka on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @09:48PM (#45270617)
They will clone the clones as well. /s
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Re:I launched a Mac utility; now there are 5 clones on the A... by tTarnMhrkm on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @11:11PM (#45271182)
Oh my gosh, I did not think about that!
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Re:I launched a Mac utility; now there are 5 clones on the A... by lelanthran on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @02:41AM (#45272553)
> Oh my gosh, I did not think about that!

That's fine; it's a clone arms race, only they are paying full cost tokens for each redeveloping while you will be working off a clone branch for each clone.

So you can probably win this arms race.

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Re:I launched a Mac utility; now there are 5 clones on the A... by tTarnMhrkm on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @06:19PM (#45282085)
lol
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